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Bill Belichick will be back for another year

Bil Belichick

New England Patriots NFL team head coach Bill Belichick speaks with the media at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The Baltimore Ravens beat the Patriots 28-13 in the AFC championship game on Sunday. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
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FOXBOROUGH -- Not that anyone expected otherwise, but New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick announced that he will be back next year

In fact, it sounds like Belichick, who is now the longest tenured coach in the NFL, plans to stick around for quite some time.

"Yeah, I'll be here," Belichick said. "You'll have to deal with me again next year. I know it's disappointing for a lot of you. Until I'm told otherwise, I plan on being here."

So at least that's one piece of the future that is taken care of.

As for the rest, Belichick said that the team will take its time determining what do with upcoming free agents such as wide receiver Wes Welker, cornerback Aqib Talib, safety Patrick Chung, right tackle Sebastian Vollmer, among others.